Glad to hear about the Sore Loser Law. My main point was the things that the GOPe did. Just didn’t want to see a repeat of that on the fine folks in Indiana.
What they do in DC is not on their minds. Or, worse, they just didn't think about what happens after the election.
Former Representative David McIntosh ALSO lost in the fifth district ~ and he'd gotten in trouble by keeping only a rented house in Indiana while he relocated his family to the DC area when he took employment as a lobbyist after he lost his seat earlier.
So, yeah, it's that strict a standard as far as enough of the voters are concerned.
A woman named Brooks won the nomination in the Fifth District so she'll get to figure out where she's going to sleep too ~ this is a pretty much Republican dominated area and it's not likely a Democrat can win the district under any conditions.
So, what does this say about the TEA Party? Well, it may suggest that Governor Christie has influence in Indiana ~ he came out to campaign for Brooks.
It maybe that there are some TEA Party elements we'll just never like ~ think of them as the Lawn Order wing (former prosecutors). Her position on RTL is the standard Republican cop out ~ "I support the Hyde Amendment" ~ nothing about rolling abortion back. Some Conservatives might have a bit of a problem with her position on FDA approval processes ~ she has openly advocated adopting European methods ~ that's what the Lefties wanted with RU286 ~
In the end you don't get the perfect Conservative, and housing will always be a problem, and as long as you require Congress to meet at just one place residency questions will continue to sway elections.